We have an outstanding collection of books for children and teens. We also host a variety of exciting programs and events for all ages. In addition, we have a number of resources for parents and caregivers.
Children | Teens & Tweens | Parents & Caregivers
Children
For the preschool set:
- Board books with sturdy easy to turn pages for the very young
- Picture books with beautiful illustrations and inviting stories
- Story Hours! Join us for stories, songs, fingerplays, and crafts
- Book and CD kits to read along while you listen to the story.
For elementary school children:
- A selection of beginning reading books for the newest readers and easy books for those just developing their skills
- Books that will tickle your funny bone, adventure stories to take you to new worlds, and mysteries to keep you guessing
- Non-fiction books to help you learn about things from astronauts to zoology
- Audio books to relax and just listen to great stories
- Dictionaries, thesauruses, encyclopedias, atlases to answer your questions
- CDs for listening to music
- Ranger Rick, and other magazines
- Exciting Summer Reading Program!
Please check our calendar for dates and times.
Links to Award Winning Books:
Book Lists:
Links to Area Schools:
Other Links of Interest:
- A young adult corner with books of special interest to our teen patrons
- Young Adult Advisory Group that meets monthly during the school year to assist in books selection. Look under programming to find the time and dates of these meetings.
- Magazines.
Please check our calendar for dates and times.
Links to Area Schools:
Links to Great Books:
- Young Adult Library Services Organization – Booklists
- About the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award
- 2016-17 Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children’s Book Award Master List (PDF)
- 2015-16 Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children’s Book Award Master List (PDF)
- 2014-15 Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children’s Book Award Master List (PDF)
- 2016-17 Green Mountain Book Award List (PDF)
- 2015-16 Green Mountain Book Award List (PDF)
- 2014-15 Green Mountain Book Award List (PDF)
- Dorothy’s List
Check out this video that creative teens Allison and Althea made for the 2014 Teen Library Video Contest!
Parents & Caregivers
- Books on child developmental and behavioral issues
- Publications with fun activities for adults to do with children
- Bulletin board of county programs relating to children
- Home Education magazines
Please check our calendar for dates and times.
Keeping Your Child Safe On-Line
The Deborah Rawson Library has 6 unfiltered computers which have Internet access. The Internet is an exciting learning tool and is available to adults and children alike. Just as parents assist children in the selection of movies, books and TV programs children will benefit from parent’s direction in their appropriate use of the Internet. The best way to insure your child’s safety on the Internet is to be there. But that is not always possible. Just as you teach your child rules about dealing with strangers it is important for to teach them about rules for communicating online.
The American Library Association suggests the following tips for “Webwise” parents:
- Explore cyberspace with your children. Help them discover web sites that can help them with their homework or hobbies.
- Ask your children to share their favorite web sites with you.
- Provide clear guidelines. Let your children know what subjects or areas you prefer to be off limits and explain why.
- Teach your children to be wise consumers in cyberspace. Remind them that not everything they see or hear may be true.
- Attend an internet class, use books or ask a librarian for information on how to evaluate internet sites and help teach this skill to your children.
- Teach your children safety rules for dealing with strangers online
- Never give your name, address, phone number or school name to anyone you meet online.
- Never give out credit card information without parent’s permission.
- Never arrange to meet a person you have met online unless you have your parent’s permission, and an adult goes with you.
- Always tell your parents or an adult you trust if you see something online that you feel is inappropriate.